LightPath Technologies (LPTH) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) is expected to be posting its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, May 7th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of ($0.02) per share and revenue of $17.0380 million for the quarter. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

LightPath Technologies Stock Up 0.3%

LPTH stock traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $12.14. The company had a trading volume of 829,484 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,783,449. The company has a 50 day moving average of $12.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.38. The company has a current ratio of 3.97, a quick ratio of 3.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. LightPath Technologies has a 1 year low of $2.21 and a 1 year high of $16.53. The company has a market capitalization of $700.60 million, a P/E ratio of -23.35 and a beta of 1.26.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LPTH has been the subject of several research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered LightPath Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, April 4th. HC Wainwright raised their price objective on shares of LightPath Technologies from $10.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Canaccord Genuity Group assumed coverage on shares of LightPath Technologies in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $15.00 target price for the company. Lake Street Capital boosted their target price on shares of LightPath Technologies from $10.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of LightPath Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $13.75.

Insider Buying and Selling at LightPath Technologies

In related news, Director Run Strategic Opportunit North sold 595,573 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.53, for a total value of $7,462,529.69. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 3,393,395 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,519,239.35. The trade was a 14.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 2,131,247 shares of company stock valued at $26,122,799. 24.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of LightPath Technologies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. AWM Investment Company Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of LightPath Technologies by 40.9% during the 4th quarter. AWM Investment Company Inc. now owns 2,040,110 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $22,033,000 after buying an additional 592,500 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new position in LightPath Technologies during the 3rd quarter worth $3,669,000. Walleye Capital LLC boosted its holdings in LightPath Technologies by 3,716.3% during the fourth quarter. Walleye Capital LLC now owns 396,938 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,287,000 after acquiring an additional 386,537 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC boosted its holdings in LightPath Technologies by 915.6% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 312,267 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,372,000 after acquiring an additional 281,519 shares during the period. Finally, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of LightPath Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,059,000. 56.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

LightPath Technologies Company Profile

LightPath Technologies, Inc designs, manufactures and distributes precision optical components and assemblies for a variety of commercial, industrial, defense and scientific applications. The company’s portfolio includes molded glass aspheric lenses, precision glass optics, infrared lenses and assemblies, diamond-turned optics and molded polymer optics. These components are engineered to support imaging, illumination, laser delivery, detection and sensing systems across visible, ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths.

Among its core offerings, LightPath develops infrared optical solutions using materials such as germanium, zinc selenide and chalcogenide glasses for thermal imaging, night-vision devices and spectroscopy.